Politics

As virus inches closer to Trump, questions swirl on testing

By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The White House is grappling with a string of potential and confirmed exposures. A top Brazilian official tested positive after spending time with Trump and others at the president's private club in Florida last weekend.

Countries turn to wartime tactics to fight coronavirus foe

By Aritz Parra, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press

World leaders are warning of nearly wartime measures to come to contain the spreading pandemic.

Louisiana elections chief asks to postpone April 4 primary

By Melinda Deslatte, Asssociated Press

Louisiana's chief elections officer asked the governor on Friday to postpone the state's April presidential primary election for two months because of the coronavirus, as the number of residents who tested positive continued to grow.

WATCH: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak.

Chair of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Biden

By Yamiche Alcindor

Bass told the PBS NewsHour in an interview Thursday that she believes Biden has the best chance of beating President Donald Trump in the general election.

Oil crisis deepens in Libya as losses exceed $3 billion

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

The war-torn country controls the biggest oil reserves in Africa and typically pumps 1.2 billion barrels a day. But its regular oil production ground to a halt in January when tribes loyal to eastern-based forces seized large export terminals and…

Trump signs bill to help telecoms replace Huawei equipment

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The U.S. government considers the Chinese companies a security risk and has pushed its allies not to use Huawei equipment in next-generation cellular networks, known as 5G.

Facebook takedowns reveal sophistication of Russian trolls

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The accounts posted about topics such as black history, celebrity gossip and fashion. Twitter says the accounts tried to sow discord around social issues such as race and civil rights.

WATCH: Canada’s Trudeau says he’ll work from home after wife tests positive for COVID-19

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country Friday while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Virus concerns disrupt work at U.S. state capitols

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Several chambers have canceled sessions for next week, including those in Delaware, Illinois and Missouri. Officials at other state capitols are urging the public to stay away while they work.